Break in the Circle

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A man on the lookout for adventure… and a woman on the lookout for trouble!

Synopsis

Break in the Circle (1955) centers on a boat captain and smuggler who accepts a lucrative assignment from a wealthy German financier to extract a Polish scientist possessing a valuable scientific formula from behind the Iron Curtain. As rival intelligence agents, criminal conspirators, and shifting loyalties complicate the mission while the true motives behind the rescue operation begin to emerge, the assignment develops into a dangerous struggle for survival across postwar Europe. This British crime thriller examines greed and political intrigue within the uncertain landscape of the early Cold War, as competing interests begin to collide, with espionage, scientific secrets, and double-crosses.

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Extras
Hammer Films box art
Hammer Films BD-ALL 4K/UK 2026
Audio Commentary by Adrian Martin has extra
Audio Commentary by Gavin Collinson and Richard Holliss has extra
Eurocrime - With Sergio Angelini, Laura Mayne and Barry Forshaw has extra
Hammer in Cornwall - Locations Now and Then Comparison has extra
Hammer in Hamburg - Locations Now and Then Comparison has extra
Stills Gallery - With Score Selections has extra

Notes

  • Hammer Films’ 4K UHD includes a booklet with writing by Miriam Balanescu, Wayne Kinsey, Sarah Morgan, and Neil Sinyard, and an archival interview with director Val Guest.

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